ISLAM

Why halal certification
is in turmoil(Sydney Morning Herald) Dec 28 - Kirralie Smith is a permaculture farmer from northern New South Wales
and a mother of three. She is also the public face of the virulent campaign to
boycott halal food and products.

Also:
Boycott Halal movement
in Australia set to escalate (The
Age, Melbourne) Dec 28 - The virulent Boycott Halal movement in Australia is set to escalate
with a petition to federal parliament in the New Year demanding the
Corporations Act 2001 be changed to mean only Muslims bear the cost of halal
certification on everyday products.

RELIGION
& SOCIETY

Salvation Army drops 17
places on charity reputation survey(Sydney Morning Herald) Dec 22 - One of Australia's best-known welfare organisations, the Salvation
Army, has dropped 17 places from last year in the 2014 AMR Charity Reputation
Index, a yearly survey which measures the overall reputation of the country's 40
largest charities .